Nostalgia for Agency Expertise
Calls for more deference to agency expertise derive from an unrealistic view of executive policymaking.
Improving regulatory policy
through research, education, and outreach.
Promotes best practices for regulatory analysis
Improves regulatory processes and institutions
Serves as a source for objective information
"The GW Regulatory Studies Center has done phenomenal work in cataloguing and analyzing reforms in regulatory policy...[it is] a national treasure."
Cass R. Sunstein
Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard
OIRA Administrator Under President Obama
Nostalgia for Agency Expertise
Calls for more deference to agency expertise derive from an unrealistic view of executive policymaking.
Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
This report on the proceedings of a National Academies of Sciences workshop features research and commentary from Bridget Dooling and Laura Stanley.
Is Chevron Deference Still Alive?
Three takeaways follow from the Supreme Court’s recent opinions ignoring Chevron v. NRDC.
"Your input and expertise during the drafting of the Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 and SMART Act of 2019 was invaluable."
Joint Statement (PDF)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Senator James Lankford (R-OK)
"The GW Regulatory Studies Center provided me with the analytical skills I needed, and gave me a sense of community as an international student."
— Ana Maria Zárate Moreno
"It is rare to find a situation where you have a community of scholars who are so accomplished all studying regulation in one place."
— Christopher Carrigan
"To make my stories authoritative I like to talk to analysts who have practical knowledge of regulatory policy, and that's why I keep returning to the GW Regulatory Studies Center."
— Cheryl Bolen